What are your top three recommendations for indie wrestling in the GTA?
SMASH is always a favorite around here but im hearing good things about Destiny in my neck of the woods.
What indie shows have you attended recently?
What are your top three recommendations for indie wrestling in the GTA?
SMASH is always a favorite around here but im hearing good things about Destiny in my neck of the woods.
What indie shows have you attended recently?
Imran from Huddersfield
Last month, the England football team played a match in Croatia in a completely empty stadium - UEFA had implemented a stadium ban on the Croatians for something they had done, meaning no fans could attend. Then, we heard about that idea of AJ Styles vs. Daniel Bryan taking place in Stanford instead of Crown Jewel - so it all got me thinking⌠do you think a full wrestling event or show could work in a totally empty area? and if so, is there a limit to how good it could be?
Apologies for wording the above question poorly. To clarify, I have read a lot of journalists who deal with crime, war etc, who are either so numb to tragedy or so career focused that they cannot hide their excitement when a big story breaks no matter how horrific the news is. I was interested to find out if, journalistically, you feel a degree of excitement when a big wrestling story breaks, that forces you to speak about issues not generally associated with the sports or wrestling world such as the Saudi Arabia situation.
For what itâs worth, youâre coverage was excellent, so I hope there was some element of enjoyment for you.
Are the Young Bucks and Briscoes the Indy version of the New Day and Usos? And between those 4 teams, what program would you most want to see?
James from New Plymouth
Hi guys,
Thought Iâd ask this as itâs fresh in my mind and seeing as you both dig graphic novels. Are you aware of the âComic book story of professional wrestlingâ by Aubrey Sitterson? I work in a public library and spotted it coming in as a new book, gave it a go and was really impressed. It brushes over some areas understandably and gets a bit wwe heavy toward the end, but the art style and areas it covers had me reading it whenever I could. Best wrestling graphic novel for me since âAndre the Giantâ by Box Brown. Thanks guys.
Hi John and Wai,
I love the MCU reviews. With the new release of The Marine 6, Would you consider reviewing films from the other MCU (the Marine Cinematic Universe)?
Or could you see yourselves review other WWE Studios films?
It seems ProWrestlingTees has the merch market cornered, and you guys had a great visit there over All In weekend. How come you guys didnât use them for your new store?
Hi,
I know you guys have answered a version of this question before, but Iâd like to hear it answered again if possible. Who have been some of the best wrestlers/fighters you have an interviewed as far as great answers to your questions? Who were the easiest people to work with? On the other side of the coin, what were some interviews that didnât go as well? Who was the most difficult to work with?
Hey John and Wai, I have a question for you. I have asked this before somewhere else on a Q&A about a month ago so I apologize if youâve heard this before but it was to someone who didnât really watch the show. I know John does so I was hoping to see what you thought.
Will Lucha Underground get any credit for being a part of the wrestling boom when this modern era of wrestling is looked back on? Iâve been watching it since day 1 and push the Creative writing out of it, this was the place where Many people, including myself, first saw Pentagon, Fenix, Ricochet (on US TV), Shane Strickland, Matt Cross, Cage, The Mack, Jeff Cobb, and countless other stars who literally have been the face of Indy wrestling since the time this show debuted. Before this, I never saw these guys all over my twitter feed in gifs or booked locally near me in the metro Detroit area. I know everyone laughs at LU but if it werenât for that show, would these guys really have taken off like they did? Hell they made Alberto El Patron interesting when he feuded with Johnny Mundo who turned heel. Would it have happened anyways and itâs just a coincidence?
I donât blame anyone for thinking itâs cringe, but I think they have a good sized role in todayâs wrestling landscape despite the low ratings. They got the attention of the right people who in return booked them and got more eyes on wrestlers who are on their roster. Personally I really hope they come back with Season 5 because the fan in me wants to see Dario return to the Temple and also how the major storyline of the Gods plays out.
Thanks guy, keep up the great work
Hey guys, two questions for you.
First, we often speculate what the power structure of the WWE will look like when Vince McMahon is no longer at the helm. As there will inevitably come a day when we see a wrestling world without Vince McMahon, there too will come a day when wrestling journalism finds itself without the services of Dave Meltzer, whom I believe many would consider the âVince McMahonâ of that particular field. Who would you consider to be the front-runners who may assume the mantle as the pre-eminent voice in wrestling journalism (perhaps yourselves?), or will the field become too diverse to be centralized around a singular voice as it currently sometimes seems to be?
Second, with the PWG fall/winter sale back in swing, do you have any recommendations for past-PWG dvdâs I should look into picking up? (non-compilations preferred)
Thanks, and keep up the great work!
Now that weâve seen Shawn Michaels come out of retirement for a big match, big payday⌠Are there any other retired superstars youâd personally like to see come out of retirement for one more match?
Iâd love to see Dean Malenko in the ring again.
Dan in Vancouver
I have been listening to your reviews since the very beginning. John, in your recaps you used to refer to âthe fish out of waterâ spot, but I have never been able to figure out what that looks like.
Can you please describe it?
We all know WWE will be the number one promotion in the world until, more than likely, the end of time. But what can promotions do to maximise their impact and raise their stock? Specifically, ROH, Impact, New Japan, and MLW. For example, I do think that ROH could increase their stock by trying to nail down any of the Elite members for 2019 and running major feuds and shows around them.
As journalists and reviewers, do you guys ever consider your relationship with people or promotions if you are âtoo close to a story,â per se? For example, when reviewing or covering Impact, do you worry about being too negative considering Anthemâs layoffs of you and your colleagues and possibly seeming bitter? Likewise, if covering, say, MLW, do you worry about being overly deferential and positive because of your relationship with Court Bauer? To be clear, I donât think any of these things are true; I wouldnât be supporting you guys if I didnât think I was getting honest journalism or reviews. I was just wondering, as you guys are both journalists and critics, do things like this pop into your mind at all, do you unconsciously perform any kind of âcourse corrections,â or is the answer a simple âno,â and those kind of things never even cross your mind?
Preach!
For the first three seasons, LU was the best and most creative wrestling show on television. Even if people do argue that itâs cringe or goofy (something I disagree with, but whatever), you canât argue itâs importance in regards to the big names it brought to the indie scene; yes, Ricochet was likely undeniable and Johnny Mundo was well known and good enough to find a career resurgence whenever or wherever he wanted, but this show introduced the indie audience to the current biggest stars outside of WWE and New Japan/Bullet Club: Pentagon, Fenix, Mack, Strickland, Cobb, Cage. If anyone thinks itâs a coincidence that this creative new show presented all of these guys in their first season and then they went on to rule the indies, then they are being willfully obtuse. I do hope LU gets reevaluated when itâs all said and done as one of the most important things to happen to indie wrestling in the 2010s.
Dan From Beverley
Hey Guys got a couple of questions. Have either of you heard of the Canadian band The Arkells? If you have do you enjoy their music?
Also this one is for John, Have you picked up with season 2 of the Limetown podcast?
Cheers guys, Have a great day.
You got great exposure from What Culture recently, have you seen an increase in listeners or patrons as a result?
I know Iâm probably in the minority but I find my enjoyment of matches is getting eroded by the incessantly irritating chants. NXT marks are the worst for it. So here are five chants ranked from my least to most hated (for some reason when I save the post it converts the numbers from 5 to 1 to 5 to 9?!).
How would you rank them?
alex from minneapolis
2 questions
I fear with the events at Survivor Series, WWE are just going to transfer Beckyâs storyline onto Charlotte, and book Charlotte like the ass kicking badass so they push Becky down the card and go with their originally planned main event at Mania, Charlotte Vs Ronda. What are your thoughts on this, is this a legitimately plausible scenario? Would WWE big making a big mistake?